At the Fantastic General Store, we have inventory every year. Yes, just like other stores, we have to pay taxes too. The benevolent prince needs his tax revenue as much as the evil overlord. There is also the fact that inventory is a good opportunity to make sure we have the correct counts for each…
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The Fantastic General Store: Cut Hours
At the Fantastic General Store, we sometimes face cuts in the number of hours we are assigned to work. I understand in some cases. All stores go through slow periods. The evil warlord sometimes feels the need to invade another nation, and takes his troops with him. This means the stores at both his capital,…
The Fantastic General Store: Black Friday
At the Fantastic General Store, we have Black Friday like most other retailers. But to me at least, the whole concept of Black Friday seems like a bad idea. In theory, the stores have one day to get back into solvency. Whether that tale is true or not, I don’t know. But I can confirm…
The Fantastic General Store: Unfilled Positions
At the Fantastic General Store, sometimes positions don’t get filled as employees leave or retire. While this is better than laying people off, it does come with its own set of problems. First of all, any employee who was interested in moving into that closed position is now disappointed, which lowers morale, and may even…
Smashwords End of Year Sale
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The Fantastic General Store: Price
At the Fantastic General Store, the price of some merchandise confuses customers. I can understand why. When two similar looking ball gowns have a significant price difference between them, most people would question if the prices are legit. There can be a couple of reasons why there is such a significant difference in cost. One…
The Fantastic General Store: Where Is This?
At the Fantastic General Store, we have a lot of merchandise, some of which has similar packaging compared to other merchandise. When it’s all displayed together, sometimes customers struggle to find what they are looking for. When it comes down to it, there isn’t much difference in the packaging of Snow White’s apple sleep aids…
The Fantastic General Store: How Are We Supposed to Sell That?
Sometimes, at the Fantastic General Store, we get sent products from corporate that don’t make sense for the location a store is in. For example, bathing suits being sent to the location in the Snow Queen’s territory. I can understand one or two bathing suits. Indoor swimming pools exist, and people do travel. But that…
The Fantastic General Store: Calling Off Sick
At the Fantastic General Store, it isn’t fun when one of your coworkers calls off sick. It means more work for you and the rest of the employees who come in that day. But it’s also not fun calling in sick yourself. You already don’t feel good, and depending on how sick you feel, you…
The Fantastic General Store: Cold and Flu Season
At the Fantastic General Store, we have cold and flu season. You would think we wouldn’t, considering we live among people who claim to be wizards and genius scientists, but they get the common cold just like everyone else. And boy can sickness cause problems for us when it does hit. Has management been nearly…